Jerusalem vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5689
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$674
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3017
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
936K
17.5M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 179% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 950th and 6334th ($2447 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in Israel and China, respectively. Check Israel vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 351st and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Shenzhen

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Jerusalem Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.3
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.4
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.82
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.56
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1189
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2738
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2087
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14293
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9538
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$954
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23696
$22402

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$987
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1072
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$837
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1998
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1021
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1732
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2347
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1947
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2142
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2064
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$915
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2303
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1937
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$807
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2040
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1993
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2937
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2290
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2153
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$548
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2108
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1855
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1879
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1850

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634